Hey Doc, while you got me on the table for the lung transplant, could you reach on down there

[WCGreen]

and give me one of those artificial hips?

Or, my back went out and took most of last and probably this week with it…

I could not decide which pithy (irony alert) headline to use so I just put them both up. It kind of reminds me of those long movie titles from back in the 60’s and 70’s that denoted an artsy, edgy movie was waiting for you inside the theater.

Example 1: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Example 2: Who is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me (1971)

I was suppose to go to the Cleveland Clinic this Wednesday for the big test, the one I have been aiming for since the end of June. It is a walking test to see how well my lungs function after walking for six minutes.


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The latest post in my Lung transplant Blog...

[Warpy]

1. Just a wee word of advice

Ice works better than heat on a bum back or bum hip, even though heat feels better when you first apply it. Ice numbs the area out and you can generally get at least an hour of activity out of a 20 minute application of ice. Heat only feels good while it's there and as soon as you remove it, the spasm gets worse.

I am also facing the fact that my warranty might be up and I've devolved into a collection of failing parts, each vying for the honor of doing me in.

[WCGreen]

4. I vacillate back and forth between the two depending on how severe the pain is...

But the best thing I can find is to strap that weight lifting belt around me...

[Redbear]

2. Hope your back is better soon

and then you can get overall better.

[WCGreen]

3. Thank you .....

It's been a long journey and still no end in sight...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. More adventures!

So many folks labor against their injuries...

I don't know how you do it. You just keep getting up and carrying on.

We are all the better for your having done so, and for having written about it so eloquently...

Recommended.

[WCGreen]

6. The alternative is not acceptable

[WCGreen]

7. Kick